regulated activity

(A) in the PRA Handbook:120

(in accordance with section 22 of the Act (Regulated activities))238 any of the following activities specified in Part II of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified Activities):

1. (a) accepting deposits (article 5);
2. (aa) issuing electronic money (article 9B);
3. (b) effecting contracts of insurance (article 10(1));
4. (c) carrying out contracts of insurance (article 10(2));
5. (d) dealing in investments as principal (article 14);
6. (e) dealing in investments as agent (article 21);
7. (ea) bidding in emissions auctions (article 24A);109
8. (f) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (article 25(1));
9. (g) making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments (article 25(2));
10. (ga) arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(1));14 17
11. (gb) making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(2));1417
12. (gc) arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan (article 25B(1));42
13. (gd) making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan (article 25B(2));42
14. (ge) arranging (bringing about) a home purchase plan (article 25C(1));42
15. (gf) making arrangements with a view to a home purchase plan (article 25C(2));42
16. (gg) operating a multilateral trading facility (article 25D);61
17. (gh) arranging (bringing about) a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 25E(1));76
18. (gi) making arrangements with a view to a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 25E(2));76
19. (h) managing investments (article 37);
20. (ha) assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance (article 39A);17
21. (i) safeguarding and administering investments (article 40); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
    1. (i) safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging);
    2. (ii) arranging safeguarding and administration of assets;
22. (j) sending dematerialised instructions (article 45(1));
23. (k) causing dematerialised instructions to be sent (article 45(2));
24. (l) establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme (article 51(1)(a)); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
    1. (i) establishing, operating or winding up a regulated collective investment scheme;
    2. (ii) establishing, operating or winding up an unregulated collective investment scheme;
25. (m) acting as trustee of an authorised unit trust scheme (article 51(1)(b));
26. (n) acting as the depositary or sole director of an open-ended investment company (article 51(1)(c));
29. (o) establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme (article 52(a)40);
30. (oa)61 providing basic advice on stakeholder products61 (article 52B);28
31. (ob) establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme (article 52(b));40
32. (p) advising on investments (article 53); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
    1. (i) advising on investments (except pension transfers and pension opt-outs);
    2. (ii) advising on pension transfers and opt-outs;advising on pension transfers and pension opt-outs;
33. (pa) advising on regulated mortgage contracts (article 53A); 1417
34. 42(pb) advising on a home reversion plan (article 53B);
35. 42(pc) advising on a home purchase plan (article 53C);
36. (pd) advising on a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 53D);76
37. (q) advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's (article 56);
38. (r) managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyd's (article 57);
39. (s) arranging deals in contracts of insurance written at Lloyd's (article 58);
40. (sa) entering into a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(1));1417
41. (sb) administering a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(2)); 1417
42. 42(sc) entering into a home reversion plan (article 63B(1));
43. 42(sd) administering a home reversion plan (article 63B(2));
44. 42(se) entering into a home purchase plan (article 63F(1));
45. 42(sf) administering a home purchase plan (article 63F(2));
46. (sg) entering into a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 63J(1));76
47. (sh) administering a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 63J(2));76
48. (si) meeting of repayment claims (article 63N(1)(a));77
49. (sj) managing dormant account funds (including the investment of such funds) (article 63N(1)(b));77
50. (t) entering as provider into a funeral plan contract (article 59);

(B) in the FCA Handbook:120as in (A) with the addition of:

1. (ob) establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme (article 52(b));
2. (ta) providing information in relation to a specified benchmark;
3. (tb) administering a specified benchmark;

which is carried on by way of business and, except for (ta) and (tb), relates to a specified investment applicable to that activity or, in the case of (l), (m), (n) and (o), is carried on in relation to property of any kind.120

1. (u) agreeing to carry on a regulated activity (article 64);

which is carried on by way of business and relates to a specified investment applicable to that activity or, in the case of (l), (m), (n) and (o), is carried on in relation to property of any kind.546828